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Pineapple!

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MrsCrimshaw · 30/11/2015 16:40

Anyone had any success with pineapple bringing on labour or is it just a myth?

I'm just tucking in to a fresh tub... does it matter if it's tinned or fresh?

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Icklepickle101 · 30/11/2015 16:45

I think you need 7 fresh pineapples for it to even start to make a difference - sorry!

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GastonsChestHair · 30/11/2015 16:45

Yes it matters apparently because the tinned stuff doesn't contain the right enzyme or something. And you need a shit tonne of it! Like 15 whole pineapples to get a tiny amount of the right bit.

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SerenityReynolds · 30/11/2015 16:48

Apparently it has to be fresh not tinned, but you'd also have to eat about 7 pineapples to get enough of the chemical you want (bromelein?). I figure it can't hurt and if you're nearly ready to start anyway, it might help things along. All the midwives I've seen though, have said sex/orgasm is the best way!

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lemon101 · 30/11/2015 17:21

... add 'nipple tweaking' to the sex/orgasm to-do list (as told to me by my MW on Friday).

I'm personally hitting up the birthing ball 'rotate to dilate' exercises tonight (recommended by a friend today).

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MrsCrimshaw · 30/11/2015 17:35

Yeah sex definitely sounds like it has a higher success rate. And the corners of my mouth hurt now...

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applesvpears · 30/11/2015 18:21

MrsCrimshaw is the mouth hurting from the sex or pineapple??!

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MrsCrimshaw · 30/11/2015 18:41

Lol applesvpears I'll leave that to your imagination ;)

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CrumpetHead · 30/11/2015 19:48

I wouldn't bother, I ate about 3 whole pineapples in one day when I was overdue with DS, the only thing that happened is my mouth got burned out and hurt for days

I'm 36+4 with DS2 now and definitely won't be buying any pineapple, unless it comes on a pizza!

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cloudjumper · 01/12/2015 09:22

It's a myth that pineapple helps to induce labour. Yes, it does contain the compound that can get things going, but in order to get enough to make any difference, you'd have to eat about 10 pineapples. And by the time you get round to the 10th one, your body would already have metabolised the compound from the ones you ate first.